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Clouds still far away

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... Meanwhile, the survey also confirmed that seven out of ten companies currently depending on internal IT systems have no plans to switch to cloud-based - a metaphor for the Internet or online technologies - in the next 12 months. "Our experience is that ...

AMP moves into direct super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2009
AMP Financial Services is launching a simple, low cost, no commission online superannuation fund, Flexible Lifetime Super Easy, designed to appeal to Gen X and Y. This move by AMP follows a trend by Virgin Superannuation, Max Super and the popular BT ...

Fee-for-service cuts planner revenue

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2009
... method of charging as a result of the current climate, she said. The problem for advisers trying to make the business model switch now in a climate of depressed returns is that it sends poor signals to their clients. "How do [advisers] tell [their] clients ...

Clients listen, but switch anyway

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2009
More than two thirds of investors listen to the advice of financial advisers, but 40 per cent are willing to make investment switches without consulting their planner, according to a new Securitor survey. Geoff Lloyd, general manager, advice and private ...

ESSSuper introduces monthly switching

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2009
... will have more flexibility in managing their superannuation, said ESSSuper. Prior to April, members were only allowed to switch on a quarterly basis, but can now switch their investment options from month to month. Switch requests that are received by ...

Super is for income, not wealth

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2009
... educating people about longevity risks," he explained. For example, Ezra said that a 25-year old fund member may incorrectly switch from an equities option into cash when making a decision based on past and present performance figures. By contrast, if ...

Health Super signs Bravura

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Health Super has signed a deal with Bravura Solutions to enhance the fund's member online services and back of house administration. The deal means the fund will integrate the technology provider's ePASS software across the fund's operations. Simon ...

Super funds to show long-term returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
Super funds must provide detailed five and 10-year investment performance records in member statements, not just in annual reports, following new government rules. The new measures mean all returns at an investment option or sub plan level need to be ...

NCSF to adopt weekly unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2009
... regulators suggesting super funds look at unit pricing "a little bit more closely", said Faorlin. Another reason for the switch is to better benchmark the fund against its direct competitors in the market. "Our direct competitors implemented unit pricing ...

Super queries drop despite GFC

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
If you think investors are frantically ringing super fund call centres to ask about their investments, guess again - the number of calls fielded by Pillar Administration has fallen since the start of the GFC, said Peter Beck, the firm's chief executive. ...